Indiana Administrative Code
Title 170 - INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Article 7 - TELEPHONE UTILITIES
Rule 7 - Expedited Procedure for Resolving Interconnection Disputes Between Telecommunications Carriers
Section 7-10 - Evidentiary hearing
Universal Citation: 170 IN Admin Code 7-10
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 8-1-1-3
Affected: IC 8-1-2-58; IC 8-1-2-69
Sec. 10.
(a) If no settlement is reached, an evidentiary hearing will begin no later than forty-five (45) business days after the complaint is filed with the commission.
(b) The presiding officer has discretion to decide how a proceeding shall be conducted pursuant to this rule, including, but not limited to, the power to do the following:
(1) Limit the number of exhibits and
witnesses and the time for their presentation.
(2) Limit the examination of
witnesses.
(3) Require the parties
to submit additional information necessary for a fair and expeditious
resolution of the case.
(4) Require
the parties to submit a joint statement listing what facts, if any, have been
stipulated to, what facts remain in dispute, what legal issues are in dispute,
and a brief summary of the position of the parties on each issue.
(5) Bifurcate the proceeding for more
efficient consideration of the issues.
(6) Consolidate two (2) or more expedited
review proceedings filed pursuant to this rule for more efficient consideration
of the issues.
(7) Continue the
evidentiary hearing for good cause shown.
(8) Permit other parties who have a direct
interest in the interconnection dispute and the specific facts alleged in the
complaint to intervene on a limited basis at the presiding officer's
discretion. Petitions to intervene must be received by the commission within
seven (7) business days of the filing of the complaint. Upon granting a request
for intervention, the expedited procedural schedule may be modified at the
presiding officer's discretion in accordance with section 5 of this rule to
allow the intervenor to submit evidence and participate in the evidentiary
hearing.
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